consultant for price of peace, produced by his father
goes to WW-II muesiums across the world
can be seen at bookstores for book signings
number 3 on bestseller list
called one of the best on the market
over 230,000 copies made
more and more copies bought a day
critics like the book such as the new york times
Hugh doesn't take much credit for the book
published by NAL hardcover
cridically acclamed book
gets all of his knowledge from the battle fields, vets, or musiems
Publishers calls it a must have
accuratly depicts the battles from WW-II
one of the best on the market
unique book called by publishers weekly
nearly perfect book
WW-II fans will be amazed
must have
The St. petersburg times-
"NBC's 'Price for Peace' pays tribute to WWII Pacific vets." St. Petersburg Times [St. Petersburg, FL] 27 May 2002: 7D. Student Resource Center - Gold. Web. 29 Apr. 2010.
was to be made into a movie about iwo-jima
thought of the pacific in the national WW-II musieum pacific wing
100 landings in the pacific, all like D-Day
The mini-series is very popular
started writng it in 2002
The pacific is a war documentary
takes place in the pacific theater begginging in 1942
focasus on 5 marines in all kinds of campaigns
Finished writing in 2009
published and realsied in march 2010
began his writing carrer in 1990's
started liking WW-II when he was young
"one of the best books out there"
must have book for WW-II fans
influnced writing using facts from the past
used sources to make it as accurate as possible
talked to vets to help reasearch
knew most of ideas from his father
most of the facts in The Pacific came from outside sources
Hugh Ambrose
Freshfiction.com- "freshfiction." www.freshfiction.com. off the edge .net, 2010. Web. 29 Apr 2010. <www.freshfiction>.
ebookstore.sony.com- "ebookstore." www,ebookstore.sony.com. sony, 2010. Web. 29 Apr 2010. <www,ebookstore.sony.com>.
- creates accurat details using biographys from the soldiers there
- covers bataan, midway, guadalcanal, peleliu, iwo jima, okinawa
- Ambrose has visited all of these battlefields and more in Europe
- His father has writen more books than he has but Hugh's books have maybe more detail
- depictided war as a profession, not a punishment
- cares deeply about Americas past
- gets most of his knowledge from his father, another WW-II enthusiset
- his mini-series the pacific came on T.V on march 16
- will eventualy become a famous WW-II writer
- Ambrose takes tours across the Pacfic to show the path of the soldiers in his book
- is one of the few WW-II writers that get as much detail as anyone else
- His father died in 2002, Hugh was heartbroken
- he contidued his work
- eventualy finished and published the pacific
- has become a bestseller in the New-york times
- one of the best books on the market
- some writers say it is a must have for WW-II fans
- The veterns say it was acccuarte
- came up with the famous qoute in his book, "hell is just an ocean away".
- His dad was very proud of him
Publishers weekly-Donahue, Dick. "Hardcover bestsellers/nonfiction." Publishers Weekly 257.14 (2010): 15. Student Edition. Web. 29 Apr. 2010.
- has book tours across the U.S
- consultant for price of peace, produced by his father
- goes to WW-II muesiums across the world
- can be seen at bookstores for book signings
- number 3 on bestseller list
- called one of the best on the market
- over 230,000 copies made
- more and more copies bought a day
- critics like the book such as the new york times
- Hugh doesn't take much credit for the book
- published by NAL hardcover
- cridically acclamed book
- gets all of his knowledge from the battle fields, vets, or musiems
- Publishers calls it a must have
- accuratly depicts the battles from WW-II
- one of the best on the market
- unique book called by publishers weekly
- nearly perfect book
- WW-II fans will be amazed
- must have
The St. petersburg times-"NBC's 'Price for Peace' pays tribute to WWII Pacific vets." St. Petersburg Times [St. Petersburg, FL] 27 May 2002: 7D. Student Resource Center - Gold. Web. 29 Apr. 2010.